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Our newest two-day course, the Complete Game Experience, celebrates everything we love about game here in the UK – it’ll guide you, under the tutelage of some of the best local experts, through the entire process, from shooting, to plucking and butchering, to cooking. Whether you’re looking to learn more about killing your own food, or not sure what to do with game in the kitchen, this unique experience is guaranteed to answer all your questions. Day 1 On day…

It’s the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness in the English countryside – the hedgerows are heavy with blackberries, sloes, damsons, rosehips and hazelnuts, not to mention the occasional patch of late wild strawberries. It’s the perfect time of year to get your wellies on, make a flask of tea and head out to gather up some of nature’s glorious bounty – and that’s exactly what we do on our Introduction to Foraging course. Local wild food expert Adrian Boots…

It’s that time of year again, when the nation goes bonkers for a motley crew of amateur home cooks baking their socks off in a soggy marquee. What we love about the Great British Bake-Off is that it celebrates so many of the skills that we teach at Vale House Kitchen, and that it inspires a whole new wave of people to get stuck into things like patisserie, cake decoration, and the subject of one of our most popular courses:…

At Vale House Kitchen, we know that good food and drink brings people together. That’s why we think that when it comes to corporate days out, you should forget muddy team-building assault courses in the rain and come to us instead, for a day of feasting and fun. Bristol-based company This Is Home made that very wise decision recently, joining us for a day of cookery skills, foraging and wine-tasting. We split the 30-strong group into three sections, rotating each…

At Vale House Kitchen, we love good British produce – and something we’re really passionate about is venison, which is gloriously abundant in the British Isles (there are almost 2 million deer living here!) and yet really under appreciated. Not only is it absolutely delicious, but it’s surprisingly healthy too – it’s lean, rich in protein and iron, and is even thought to contain substances that help your body fight off cancer and heart disease. All of our venison comes…